Sergei Prokofjew
The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits
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Sergei Prokofjew
The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Sergei Prokofjew
- Editor Wil van der Beek
- Series The Great Classics
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- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher De Haske Publications
- Order no. DHP0960683-040
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Description:
The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916, from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard on this CD. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works, and received negative criticism following its first performance on account of its being 'uncivilised'. Prokofiev himself wrote after this first performance '... The timpani player beat the skin of the timpani to tatters, and the whole orchestra voiced a protest. A cellist complained that he only put up with the violence, createdby the blaring brass, on account of his sick wife and three children... '.